25-26 Manager of Secondary Coaching and Learning

Description

Job Description

POSITION: 25-26 Manager of Secondary Coaching and Learning

REPORTS TO: Director of New Teacher Development

POSITION TYPE: 12-month

START DATE: Immediate

COMPENSATION: $67,359 - $80,831, Home Office grade 6

At YES Prep, work for a mission that impacts the life trajectory of students and their families. YES Prep creates pathways to extraordinary opportunity through best-in-class development, competitive compensation and benefits, and recognition for your impact. Grow as an authentic leader and be part of a high-performing, team-oriented culture.

Some quick stats about us:

• 21,000 Students
• 2,400 Team Members
• 16 Secondary Campuses
• 11 Elementary Campuses
• 92% Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
• 96% Hispanic & African-American Students
• 90% Students Who Are Accepted to a 4-Year University
• 88% First-Generation College Students
• Ranked in the Top 100 High Schools in the Nation, U.S. News & World Report

We serve the students of Houston, Texas, the 4th largest city across the United States. There are over 20 public-school districts and other great public charter school options within Houston’s city limits serving our increasing population. We are a rapidly growing organization, committed to creating life-changing opportunities for over 23,000 students by 2025.

THE OPPORTUNITY

YES Prep needs a dynamic Manager of Secondary Coaching and Learning with a diverse set of experiences, to make our mission a reality. As a YES Prep employee, you will achieve jaw-dropping results, create pathways to opportunity for our students, build transformative relationships, and eliminate educational inequities to advance social justice.

To put it simply, you will lead and manage a team of Instructional Coaches who directly support and influence first year teacher development of teachers enrolled in Teaching Excellence ACP.

THE ROLE

When you join the YES Prep team, your exciting work and responsibilities will include:

• Committing, aligning, and positively promoting the vision and mission of YES Prep and the Teaching Excellence program to Team Members, teachers, and other stakeholders;
• Serving as an exemplary Instructional Leader by building content knowledge and expertise in the following: YES Prep Student Achievement Strategy, YES Prep curricular resources and curriculum, and performance management of a cohort of Instructional Coaches;
• Exhibiting professional behaviors that model expectations for team and direct reports;
• Traveling daily to different YES Prep Campuses supported by your direct reports as well as the YES Prep Home Office;
• Working in the field (on campuses) 75% of the work week;
• Supporting YES Prep Student Achievement Strategy initiatives and priority/focus campuses when the need arises.

Instructional Coach Development

• Developing Instructional Coach (IC) technical skills of effective Instructional Leader practices through consistent, weekly shared field time;
• Developing IC knowledge and implementation of YES Prep Curricular Resources;
• Developing IC knowledge and implementation of data analysis and data driven instructional leadership;
• Managing the Teaching Excellence collaboration with campus leaders;
• Providing clear, consistent, affirming and adjusting feedback to ICs that yields improved IC coaching skills, accelerated teacher growth, and positive student achievement results;
• Consistently monitoring IC completion of certification tasks and other job-related tasks;
• Creating and implementing performance management plans for employees consistently performing below expectations.

Professional Learning

• Building competence in Secondary YES Prep curricular resources;
• Attending YES Prep district Instructional Leader professional development opportunities;
• Developing IC skill in professional learning session writing and facilitation;
• Leading Professional Learning groups focused on specific domains and focus areas of professional learning;
• Providing clear, consistent feedback to ICs related to their performance of professional learning session writing and facilitation;
• Collaborating with the Manager of Professional Learning to determine appropriate scope and sequence of year-long professional learning opportunities for teachers enrolled in Teaching Excellence ACP;
• Participating and facilitating YES Prep district professional learning Sessions aligned to the goals and outcomes of Teaching Excellence ACP;
• Promoting and developing personal expertise and content knowledge around district professional learning focus areas and priorities;
• Facilitating and managing on-campus professional learning opportunities delivered by Teaching Excellence ACP.

Systems Oversight

• Collaborating with Managers of Certification to develop clear systems to track and monitor teacher progress towards completing certification;
• Monitoring IC completion and accuracy of certification tracking and tasks;
• Monitoring and tracking progress towards annual goals and objectives;
• Strategizing and creating action plans in response to a lack of progress towards team goals;
• Managing and providing feedback related to IC weekly calendars.

Cross Functional Collaboration

• Leading and supporting Teaching Excellence and campus collaboration related to teachers enrolled in Teaching Excellence ACP;
• Attending Campus Instructional Team Meetings to align on campus priorities and to support teachers enrolled in Teaching Excellence ACP;
• Collaborating with campus leadership to develop coaching pages and determine appropriate support for teachers enrolled in Teaching Excellence ACP;
• Supporting campuses with additional requests or areas of support in ways that yield accelerated teacher growth and improved student achievement.

• Additional duties as assigned

THE PERSON

We seek staff with a multitude of backgrounds, talents, interests, and ideas. Certain traits consistently shine through our most successful employees: passion for the mission, drive for results, care for students, and resilience. Other traits needed and desired for this role are:

MUST HAVES

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution
• At least 2 years of exemplary instructional leadership experience
• A Valid Texas Teaching Certificate or equivalent
• Belief in and commitment to the mission and core values of YES Prep Public Schools
• Premier solution orientation and high tolerance of change management
• Openness to giving and receiving frequent feedback
• Willingness to hold direct reports accountable to meeting expectations and developing clear, equitable performance management plans and actions in the event they are not.
• Demonstrated ability to work on a team
• Ability to work outside of normal hours and on weekends
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks and initiatives at once
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress
• Ability to remain agile and flexible in the face of adversity and change management
• Ability to hold direct reports accountable to meeting expectations and developing clear, equitable performance management plans and actions in the event they are not.

THE MUST HAVE BELIEFS

• Belief in and commitment to the mission and core values of YES Prep Public Schools
• Desire to disrupt systemic status quos in education
• Willingness to go above and beyond to disrupt said status quos
• Passion to develop resiliency through a relentless pursuit of jaw-dropping results
• Conviction that high expectations high accountability = high performance and high growth

NICE TO HAVES

• Experience with management of a team or small cohort of people
• Strong knowledge of contributing factors that lead to an effective novice teacher development
• Strong content knowledge in Math, Reading, Science, and Social Studies state assessed courses.
• Understanding of YES Prep Curricular Resources including Schoology, core knowledge of lesson structure, accessing resources, and content knowledge in all content areas.
• Experience planning and delivering professional development to adult learners
• Master’s Degree

THE PERKS

• Compensation – This position is an exempt, salaried position; offers commensurate with experience.

• Health and Supplemental Insurance – A $0 monthly medical option or a $24 monthly option that includes $50 YES Prep Paid Health Savings Account contribution, in addition to a variety of supplemental benefits including Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, etc. Employees must work 20 hours a week to be eligible for a full spectrum of benefits, and 10 hours a week minimum for medical benefits.

• Retirement Plans – Participation in Teacher Retirement System of Texas and an optional 457b Retirement Plan.

• Paid Time Off – Employees working 20 hours a week receive 15 days of Paid Time Off in addition to the system closures during the Academic Calendar.

• Paid Leave Programming – In the event you need to be out due to medical needs (including maternity and paternity leave), YES Prep offers paid leave, paid out at 100%, based on eligibility and tenure.

• Professional Development - YES Prep values longevity and performance over time. We invest in developing leaders through high-quality programs, effective coaching, and ongoing professional development.

• Award Winning Culture – The strong cultures of our campuses and Home Office are just one of many reasons we were named Houston’s Best Place To Work in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2025. We won the 2012 Broad Prize for Excellence in Urban Education and were a 2016 finalist as well.

YES Prep is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or parenthood.